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Old 04-18-2026, 12:52 AM   #1
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Hi All,
My kindle is kept on airplane mode and still works fine but if it does pack up I am not buying another one and Kobo is not available here except as special import at exorbitant prices.
I have a Lenovo tablet and have tried 'Pocket Book' but had trouble with line spacing where one line covered the next and I could not find a way to fix it.
Using 'Readera' at the moment and it works fine.
Are there any other apps that can be recommended to try?
Do not need a library as all my books are on Calibre and will download when I want and delete when read.
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Old 04-18-2026, 02:18 AM   #2
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Librera seems to get great reviews.
(Replaced link with github version as apparently Play store version has ads)

I use Koreader on my PocketBook and Android devices for consistency and convenience. Librera is Android only. I don't know how customizable Librera is, but I'd be astonished if it's as customizable as Koreader. There's very little you can't do adjust your reading layout in Koreader if you're willing to learn to use it; it can seem a little overwhelming at first!
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Old 04-18-2026, 04:48 AM   #4
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I often use Moon+ Reader (both the standard and pro versions), Alreader, and also Fullreader.

It depends on your needs. Try them all!

I highly recommend Moon+.
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Old 04-18-2026, 04:59 AM   #5
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Will give them all a try.
In the meantime have solved the pocket book line spacing problem.
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Old 04-18-2026, 12:17 PM   #6
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Give BookFusion a try. I use it on iOS and it works well. It has an Android version available.

Forget Moon+, it's um....rubbish.
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Old 04-18-2026, 12:23 PM   #7
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I use KOReader and Librera, which also can be found on github: https://github.com/foobnix/LibreraReader/releases
Both apps have advantages and disadvantages. All in all I like Librera a little bit better, it's faster with large folders and, since it has less options than KOReader, faster to set up. For my use cases all the options I need to adjust text to my liking are there in Librera. As always your experience may be different, depending on your needs.
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Have installed all your suggestions.
Will spend some time trying each one.
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Old 04-19-2026, 05:03 AM   #9
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Well I have spent some time testing.
My thoughts:
Readera and Lithium - Nice, easy to set up limited selection of fonts though.
Pocket book - like the status bar at the top of every page. Easy to set up. Has fonts I like
Moon + - Like the bluelight filter. Easy to get the settings I like. Took a while to find other fonts.
Bookfusion - Requires an account and sign in. Do not like that.
Libera - Annoying ads.
So far leaning towards Pocketbook but Readera, Lithium and Moon+ are not far behind.

Thanks for all your suggestions.
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Well I have spent some time testing.
My thoughts:
Readera and Lithium - Nice, easy to set up limited selection of fonts though.
Pocket book - like the status bar at the top of every page. Easy to set up. Has fonts I like
Moon + - Like the bluelight filter. Easy to get the settings I like. Took a while to find other fonts.
Bookfusion - Requires an account and sign in. Do not like that.
Libera - Annoying ads.
So far leaning towards Pocketbook but Readera, Lithium and Moon+ are not far behind.

Thanks for all your suggestions.
Phil
I'm using BookFusion without a paid account. You get up to 10 books that's more then enough to read.

Readera is so-so. Moon+ is garbage.
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[ quote I'm using BookFusion without a paid account. You get up to 10 books that's more then enough to read.]
You still have to have an account to add your own books which is stupid.
[Readera is so-so. Moon+ is garbage.]
Your view. Others think otherwise.
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Libera - Annoying ads.
I guess you haven't installed Librera via F-Droid or the github site then. Even when I have disabled Netguard on my mobile devices I don't see any ads in Librera. Don't use Aurora or Google Play store to install this app.
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I guess you haven't installed Librera via F-Droid or the github site then. Even when I have disabled Netguard on my mobile devices I don't see any ads in Librera. Don't use Aurora or Google Play store to install this app.
Thanks will try that.

That worked - no adds - but I cannot find out how to get an icon on the home page. It's a nuisance without a 1 click opening.

Ha! found out how. Problem solved. Plus I learned how to install an .apk file.
Thanks for the advice.
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